bang one's head against a brick wall

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bang one's head against a brick wall

verb bangs one's head against a brick wall · banging one's head against a brick wall · banged one's head against a brick wall

  1. idiomatic, intransitive To waste effort on a futile project.

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verb to waste effort on a futile project

Françaisperdre son temps
Italianosbattere la testa contro un muro

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"bang one's head against a brick wall." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bang%20one's%20head%20against%20a%20brick%20wall. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{bang_one_s_head_against_a_brick_wall_2026,
  title = {bang one's head against a brick wall},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bang%20one's%20head%20against%20a%20brick%20wall},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}